Stephen K. Bannon is a former head of Breitbart News Network, which is struggling to gain congressional press credentials. A committee of journalists who oversee news media access to Congress decided Tuesday to table indefinitely a Breitbart request for press accreditation. The townhouse Breitbart lists as its office is owned by Moustafa el-Gindy, an Egyptian businessman and politician; Breitbart rents the building from him. The committee said that it would reconsider Breitbart for credentials if it remedies the masthead and office issues. Without temporary or permanent press passes, Breitbart journalists can still enter congressional facilities, but they must do so through public access, an inconvenient step.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 19:00 UTC